I have special gifts, but I'm misunderstood
(It’s whispered I’m mad as a hatter).
That's because, when I choose, I'm a wisp of smoke;
A thin tendril of tenuous matter.
Sometimes, I'm a two dimensional plane,
Like a steam-rollered cat, only flatter.
I can be a glass sphere, full of poisonous gas,
Contemplating a reason to shatter,
Or a hot detonator on a hydrogen warhead
(Think lit cherry bomb—only fatter).
Today, I'm the link between monkey and man,
I don’t know if I’ll talk or I’ll chatter.
I just know that I’m special, very special, indeed,
Because when I show up—people scatter.
Apr 16, 2014
Apr 16, 2014 at 2:17 PM UTC
I have special gifts, but I'm misunderstood
(It’s whispered I’m mad as a hatter).
That's because, when I choose, I'm a wisp of smoke;
A thin tendril of tenuous matter.
Sometimes, I'm a two dimensional plane,
Like a steam-rollered cat, only flatter.
I can be a glass sphere, full of poisonous gas,
Contemplating a reason to shatter,
Or a hot detonator on a hydrogen warhead
(Think lit cherry bomb—only fatter).
Today, I'm the link between monkey and man,
I don’t know if I’ll talk or I’ll chatter.
I just know that I’m special, very special, indeed,
Because when I show up—people scatter.
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